Method and arrangement for identifying animals

Abstract

A method and assembly for identifying animals, wherein according to the invention, for the identification of an animal, first a sensor checks whether a body part of the animal to be identified is in a predefined position is provided. With a positive test result, an imaging sensor is prompted to capture an image of the nose of the animal. According to the invention, by means of a pattern recognition method, a texture of the nose is then detected on the captured image and extracted and the animal is assigned a unique identifier based on the extracted nose texture.

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